Mwigani Surname
Approximately 751 people bear this surname
Mwigani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 692 | 1:76,505 | 7,928 |
| Kenya | 56 | 1:824,641 | 32,113 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mwigani Demographics
Mwigani Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mwigani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwigani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mwigani is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwigani? popularity and diffusion
Mwigani is the 452,102nd most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 9,703,790 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwigani live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is held by 692 people, or 1 in 76,505. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Iringa Region, where 50 percent live, Mbeya Region, where 22 percent live and Dodoma Region, where 12 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 7 percent live and Brazil, where 0 percent live.
Mwigani Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Mwigani surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwaigani | 93 | 4 | / |
| Mwigane | 86 | 94 | / |
| Mwigana | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mvingani | 80 | 52 | / |
| Muhigani | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwiganje | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwaigonyi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwaigange | 75 | 1 | / |
| Muigana | 71 | 107 | / |
| Mwaighonyi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mbigane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muhigana | 67 | 28 | / |
| Muhigane | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mbeganyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwegange | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbighonyi | 63 | 2 | / |
| Muhaigane | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mbaiganne | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mbegaine | 53 | 1 | / |
| Mbigoune | 53 | 1 | / |
| Mwegonge | 53 | 1 | / |
| Mbaigonne | 50 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mwigani
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